Broad Field Science Major
Required courses or one concentration area for licensure in Natural Science
| BIOLOGY CORE (8 credits) |
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| BIOL 160 |
General Biology I |
(4 CR) ______ |
| BIOL 161 |
General Biology II |
(4 CR) ______ |
| CHEMISTRY CORE (Minimum of 8 credits) |
| CHEM 106 |
Chemistry for Health Sciences |
(4 CR) ______ |
| CHEM 140 |
Organic Chemistry for Health Sciences |
(4 CR) ______ |
| OR |
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| CHEM 120 |
General Chemistry I |
(4 CR) ______ |
| CHEM 121 |
General Chemistry II |
(4 CR) ______ |
| PHYSICS CORE (8 credits) |
PHYS 250
PHYS 270
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General Physics I
General Physics I Lab |
(3 CR) ______
(1 CR) ______ |
PHYS 251
PHYS 271
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General Physics II
General Physics II Lab
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(3 CR) ______
(1 CR) ______
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PHYS 260
PHYS 270
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University Physics I
University Physics I Lab
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(3 CR) ______
(1 CR) ______
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PHYS 261
PHYS 271
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University Physics II
University Physics II Lab
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(3 CR) ______
(1 CR) ______
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| EARTH/ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CORE (5 credits) |
| ESCI 103 |
Earth Science |
(4 CR) ______ |
| ENVS 111 |
Environmental Issues Seminar |
(1 CR) ______ |
| MATH CORE (7 credits) |
| Math 112+ |
Math 112+ |
(4 CR) ______ |
MATH 130 OR
MATH 230 |
Introductory Statistics OR
Elements of Statistics |
(3 OR
4 CR) ______
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| CONCENTRATION AREA: |
| BROAD FIELD SCIENCE TEACHING (31 credits) |
| BIOL 250 |
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Life |
(4 CR) ______ |
| BIOL 251 |
Ecology and Evolution |
(4 CR) ______ |
| BIOL 397 |
Introduction to Research |
(3 CR) ______ |
| CHEM 240 |
Organic Chemistry I |
(4 CR) ______ |
| ENVS 400 |
Seminar on the Environment |
(4 CR) ______ |
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Astronomy (UW-L) |
(4 CR) ______ |
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Additional 6 credits in Biology or
Chemistry (4 of these must be in Biology) |
(6 CR) ______ |
Viterbo's Broad Field Science license (601) is a portion of the Natural Science Major. Students who obtain this license are able to teach all science classes from grades 6-10. Students will only be able to teach the advanced science courses that they have completed a major in for grades 11 and 12. It is possible to obtain a teaching job with only this license, but about half of our students pair it with either Biology or Chemistry to be more marketable. We suggest that if you are close to two licenses to put in the extra time to obtain both now as it is difficult to find science classes at night or during the summer to finish a second license later when you are teaching.
One to three science licenses can be obtained and all student taught the same semester. To obtain all three science licenses (Biology, Chemistry, BFS) the major course requirements are required for either Biology or Chemistry, all BFS courses must be completed, and the minor requirements must be met in the other content area (Biology or Chemistry).
Complete Broad Field Science license course requirements (Broad Field Science, education, general education) with substitutions, waivers, and clep exams permitted with committee approval.